So a long long time ago, my family and I lived in England for like, a year. Just before we went back after twenty years for a holiday, we had a brief discussion about whether we should visit the Cadbury Chocolate Factory. My mom remembers it as mainly for little kids (my sister agreed, although… Read More Cadbury World for Adults/Older Kids?
Today, I got the chance to go for another tea-related workshop! I’d previously gone for the Theanine! Tea Pairing Workshop, but wanted to refresh what I learnt. The workshop has been split into three, with the Tea Pairing with Chocolate and Cheese being one of them (the other two are Tea Pairing with Alcohol and… Read More Workshop Review: Theanine! Tea Pairing with Chocolate and Cheese
After reading about how teas used to be adulterated, the synopsis of The Poison Squad caught my eye. And, I have to admit, the book shocked me – I didn’t think that deception in food could be that bad! The Poison Squad is the story of Harvey Wiley, the father of the Pure Food and… Read More The Poison Squad by Deborah Blum
I’ve been hearing fantastic things about this book for ages now, so I finally read it. I took pretty much the whole week to read (it’s actually pretty long), but I LOVED it and it feels like such a good book to welcome the Christmas season with. The Once and Future King is a retelling… Read More The Once and Future King by T.H. White
I realised that I’ve only read 6 books for the SEA Reading Challenge this year, despite being back in Singapore and thus having easier access to local and regional writers. So I looked around for some local genre fiction and found the Inspector Singh series by Shamini Flint. She’s a Malaysian author based in Singapore, and… Read More Inspector Singh Investigates: A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul by Shamini Flint
I have always been one of those people that like to know what I’m feeling. If I can name it, then I know what’s going on and I can take steps to manage it. So for the past few weeks, not having the words to describe how I’m feeling is frustrating and more than a… Read More Naming My Emotions
I went to the library looking for more Miss Marple, but I couldn’t resist a Poirot mystery that I haven’t read. In After the Funeral, Hercule Poirot is pulled into a mystery – possibly a serial murder mystery. Richard Lansquenet dies, of natural causes, it’s presumed. But at his funeral, his long-estranged sister, Cora, remarks… Read More After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
Christmas is coming, and my family is already in the Christmas mood. We haven’t put up a tree or anything, but we’ve already bought (and eaten) panettone and Christmas pudding. That’s enough to put us in the holiday mood. Since I was in the holiday mood, I wanted to get an advent calendar. I saw… Read More Advent Tea Calendar by English Tea Shop
I used to have a ‘true crime’ phase, where I read mostly true crime. Although I read it less often now, I still enjoy a well-written true crime book. The Devil in the White City is a book that I’ve heard a lot of good things about (as well as Thunderstruck, another true crime story… Read More The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
November’s almost over and I haven’t written a thing. I feel a bit guiltier than usual, since November’s NaNoWriMo, which is the perfect reason for me to write. But I definitely haven’t written anything close to 50,000 words. In fact, the only thing I wrote was another story about my grandmother – I’ve been writing… Read More [Short Story] Babies Don’t Drink Coffee
